Book description
This comprehensive, in-depth, and personal journey through the eyes of one of the world’s most famous comics creators, Dave Gibbons, spans his earliest years copying Superman and Batman comics as a kid, to co-creating the bestselling graphic novel of all-time, Watchmen, and beyond.
Presented alphabetically, with informally written anecdotes that…
Why read it?
1 author picked Confabulation as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve never read an autobiography structured like this, and I had so much fun tearing through it. Instead of presenting his life chronologically, Gibbons decides to tell a bunch of anecdotes on topics organized alphabetically.
I loved this idea, which was basically the equivalent of “all meat, no filler.” I found the stories pretty compelling, too—and honest.
From Reed's list on The best books that dive into the history of the comic book industry.
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